Avoidant coping as a mediator between self-reported sexual abuse and stress-related symptoms in adolescents

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 883-897

  Bal, Sarah ^a   Van Oost, Paulette ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a   Crombez, Geert ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Coping; Sexual abuse; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0043009817     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(03)00137-6     Document Type: Article

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